Articles Posted in Alcohol Related Crimes in Northeast Florida

More than two dozen store clerks and restaurant workers in St. Johns County charged with selling alcohol to minors
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An undercover sting in St. Johns County led to charges for 25 people who sold alcohol to minors. The six-week investigation dubbed “Operation Last Call” was a joint operation between the St. Augustine Police Department and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, designed to cut down on underage drinking, according to a report in the…

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Police say 4th of July arrest count normal for busy holiday weekend at Jacksonville area beaches
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Despite an increased police presence and some crowd control issues in recent years, police did not make more arrests than usual over the recent 4th of July holiday weekend. Ten people were arrested in Atlantic Beach over the weekend, mostly misdemeanor crimes involving alcohol – DUIs or public drunkenness, according to a report in the…

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Arrests down this year for Jacksonville’s annual Florida-Georgia football game
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Police arrested fewer people and issued fewer criminal citations during this year’s Florida-Georgia game than they did last year. They were 32 arrests in Duval County, including two on felonies, compared with 38 arrests in 2012, three of which were felonies, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Police also issued 64 criminal citations,…

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Ten St. Johns County store clerks and restaurant servers caught in sting, charged with selling alcohol to minors
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Ten employees of St. Johns County businesses are facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly allowing minors to buy alcohol during an undercover operation by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. Police sent either a 16-year-old boy or a 17-year-old girl into local gas stations, liquor stores and restaurants and the teens attempted to purchase alcohol, according…

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St. Johns County police make arrests at three open house parties
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Shortly after school lets out and the kids are no longer worried about finals and papers, some Jacksonville-area police departments heighten their awareness of partying by teen-agers. And parents need to be aware that they can be held criminally responsible if parties with drugs or alcohol being consumed by minors happen under their watch. St.…

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Supreme Court refuses appeal, “party mom” heads to jail
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It’s closing time on the case of a St. Augustine mother convicted of supplying teenagers with booze and drugs at her home, which led to the deaths of two teen-agers. Last week, the Florida Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Diane Katz Santarelli. She must now report to serve her 364 days in…

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